"We have been through nearly 20 different creams. I had a whole drawer of them — all half-used, all failures. By the end of week two I was staring at her arm not quite believing what I was seeing. I immediately told every moter I know."

"I was putting scratch mittens on her every single night so she wouldn't scratch her face till it bled in her sleep. She'd say 'I don't like my face.' By week three her cheeks were clear. I cried for about an hour."

"I was blood-checking his bedsheets every single morning. Both knees, every night. I felt like the worst mother even when I was pouring my entire soul into helping him. Three months later it hasn't come back. Nothing has ever done that."

"I was holding her arms during naps just to stop her scratching. Her hands were so raw she screamed at bathtime. It's such a lonely journey when no one around you quite understands. By week two I could barely remember what her hands looked like before. I sobbed."

"My son refused to wear short sleeves for two years. He'd ask me 'Mummy why do I have to have eczema?' and I had no answer. Four weeks on this and he went to school in a t-shirt without even thinking about it. That moment broke me in the best possible way."

"Her whole back was covered. Every time I dressed her I could see it spreading. The health visitor just kept saying 'keep it moisturised.' By week three I was taking her vest off at bath time and just staring. I rang my mother crying. I couldn't believe it."

"His whole tummy was affected. Nappy changes were a nightmare — he'd scream and scratch the moment the air hit his skin. I was terrified of what the steroid cream was doing to such a small baby. Three weeks later — completely clear."